Luke Bocskei

Scotlands fucking shame

What a shame for Scottish football #hearts … nothing exciting or new about #celtic winning the league .. Everyone can go back to not caring about Scottish football again 💤💤💤💤

That, regrettably, was a shameful conclusion to what had a season to capture the imagination. Hearts deserved more, so much more, than leaving Celtic Park still in their kits and having two players assaulted by idiots in the pitch invasion. What is wrong with people now?

I know Celtic fans won’t agree but, as dramatic as today has been, that’s an awful outcome for Scottish football. If Celtic can cycle through three managers, struggle for most of the season, yet win the title anyway, what does it say about the state of the game up there?

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@mhardysport Bit pathetic is that

Southampton could be thrown out of play-offs over ‘spygate’ scandal Full story here: thetimes.com/sport/football…

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Liverpool fans’ success in getting the club to re-think elements of their ticketing strategy will resonate across football. Most clubs have done their ticketing announcements but will note Liverpool’s climbdown. Fans of other clubs will see that well-organised protests work, especially those designed for maximum exposure and embarrassment. Others already have: West Ham fans conducted a successful campaign over the club’s attack on concessions. Some boards’ behaviour, treating crowds as cash cows, is offensive and counter-productive. It’s wrong for boards to ignore that many fans are hurting given the cost-of-living crisis. It’s wrong to go for multi-year increases. It’s morally wrong and commercially naïve to alienate your most loyal fans. Respect them and they will spend more in the store. Think. It’s hypocritical when clubs emerged from lockdown, and the soulless, soundless games behind closed doors, promising to appreciate fans more. They did - for a while. It’s also stupid of boards to price out fans who generate the backdrop in sound and vision that TV pays fortunes for. Fans are part of the Premier League spectacle. Tourists are good for the club shop but not for atmosphere. Fans should lobby broadcasters to make clubs see sense. Clubs brief that hikes are required to cover fees and wages of the stars that fans crave, to improve facilities in the stadium and to guard against PSR breaches. It’s spin. Liverpool would be generating only a reported £1.5m to £2m extra a year from the original planned increases at a club which spent £33m on agents’ fees in a year. That raked in £174.9m from Premier League prize money. That had revenue of £703m last year. Liverpool fans, ably organised and mobilised by Spirit of Shankly, firmly made their point to club owners Fenway Sports Group with banners “FSG GR££D” and “NO TO TICKET PRICE INCREASES” along the bottom of the Kop during the recent Crystal Palace game. Fans held up yellow cards (75,000 were printed apparently) carrying messages about Fenway. Pictures were immediately posted on social media and beamed by TV around the world. Messaging is instant nowadays. The campaign was sophisticated. Organisers also targeted club coffers with their “not a pound in the ground” campaign to encourage fans to spend their match-day money away from Anfield. During games, they chanted “you greedy b*st*rds, enough is enough”. It was a PR disaster for FSG and the club. And probably expensive financially given fans’ snubbing of in-stadium outlets. A club historically celebrated for its bond with fans looked unthinking and unfeeling. It needs acknowledging that, overall, John W Henry and FSG have proved good owners – they’ve redeveloped Anfield, added to the squad and to the trophy cabinet. But they occasionally fail to read the room. They fail to listen to good advice. They have made this mistake fairly spectacularly before – on the high ticket prices in the redeveloped Main Stand in 2016, seeing 12,000 fans walk out during a game in protest, and backing the European Super League in 2021, bringing a backlash from fans (and players). They backtracked on both. Now they have spoken to fans, heard the concerns and made a U-turn. GA prices will rise 3% for 26/27, but are frozen for 27/28, instead of three seasons fixed to inflation. Clubs have to understand that many fans are feeling the pinch, that even the movement of a kick-off time has a knock-on effect to travel plans and costs, that even geo-politics affects those driving to games with petrol more expensive. Fans are also having to pay for more subscription channels. A club’s own costs would be slightly more manageable if they were collectively more sensible in resisting wage inflation – make salaries even more performance-related - and more clubs made the pathway easier from academy to first team. And listen to fans’ groups before risking own goals. You’re on the same side. #LFC

@DKingTelegraph Oh it can, as Mick Mcarthy once famously said! The most embarrassing thing about all these losses is when Slot speaks after the game, utter nonsense everytime. He's now in the realms of Hodgson & Rodgers for me & unfortunately he has to go.

✍🏻 Liverpool’s starting XI cost £430.2m; the 10 outfield players had all won league titles in their career. ⚽️ But they conceded the first goal for the 21st time and lost their 18th game of the season. ✍🏻 They are soft touches. It can’t continue telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

@robbohuyton Exactly mate, if he was called Jonesinho they'd all love him!

Absolute bollocks.

"I'm extremely confused."

@kevinhatchard I know he won the league last season but this bad form has been for the last 12 months. We we're terrible at the start of the ssn but kept finding these late goals to win games. He tried something tonight and it was absolutely catastrophic, that game should've finished 6-0.

While I don’t think a managerial change now is the right approach, the last few days have been pretty damning for Arne Slot. A complete collapse at the Etihad, and tonight #lfc could’ve and maybe should’ve conceded four or five. Too many players tired or out of form too.

@RobHarris I'd say it's higher than 75%

Do 75% of fans really oppose VAR? That's the claim by the Football Supporters' Association. But not based on scientific, random sampling polling representative of all fans. It was through a website fans had to chose to click on which could skew to those more strongly with views

So, so, so poor from Liverpool again and I would’ve said the same if they held on to win. How many times this season have they put in a nothing performance like that? So vulnerable, so naive, so unimaginative. Boring. Both teams got what they deserved.

Another utterly joyless performance by Liverpool. One of so many this season. Totally devoid of pace, passion or any real purpose. Spurs at their lowest ebb and LFC were oh so welcoming. Believers to doubters … enough already

Valverde is ridiculous 🔥

@beth_lindop Yeah I agree but I do think that another manager coming in would definitely find a place for Elliot and also give youngsters more minutes etc.

Regardless of who is in the dugout next season, I think Liverpool are in a place where they need a minimum of five players to bolster their squad this summer. Having Isak, Leoni etc. back will help but more quality is needed in every area of the pitch. Not ideal.

@OliverKay It's been a bloody disaster, football is rotten to the core!

"The sun king", "an empty suit", Donald Trump's "great friend", "sort of the king of soccer... I guess… in a certain way" Ten years ago Gianni Infantino became FIFA president, pledging to "restore the image and the respect of FIFA" It's been... a ride nytimes.com/athletic/64152…

@LewisSteele_ I also think that when coming on as a sub Gakpo is far more influential/productive than when he starts so it's definitely worth a go!

A few times in 2026, Rio Ngumoha has come on and done something neither winger on the pitch had been able to in the 80mins beforehand. He makes defenders retreat and panic. Now he needs to start his first PL game. My piece from a sunny City Ground ⬇️ dailymail.co.uk/sport/football…

From 2002 to 2026 📆 James Milner has set the all-time appearances record in the Premier League!